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	<P><H3>Psalm 142</H3>
	<SUP class="vnum">1</SUP> Hear my prayer, O LORD, Give ear to my supplications! In Your faithfulness answer me, And in Your righteousness. 
	<SUP class="vnum">2</SUP> Do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no one living is righteous. 
	<SUP class="vnum">3</SUP> For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in darkness, Like those who have long been dead. 
	<SUP class="vnum">4</SUP> Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is distressed. 
	<SUP class="vnum">5</SUP> I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I muse on the work of Your hands. 
	<SUP class="vnum">6</SUP> I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah. 
	<SUP class="vnum">7</SUP> Answer me speedily, O LORD; My spirit fails! Do not hide Your face from me, Lest I be like those who go down into the pit. 
	<SUP class="vnum">8</SUP> Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You. 
	<SUP class="vnum">9</SUP> Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies; In You I take shelter. 
	<SUP class="vnum">10</SUP> Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness. 
	<SUP class="vnum">11</SUP> Revive me, O LORD, for Your name's sake! For Your righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. 
	<SUP class="vnum">12</SUP> In Your mercy cut off my enemies, And destroy all those who afflict my soul; For I am Your servant. 

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